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Music Finesse2Tymes Goes Viral For Hilarious Reaction To His Brother Exposing Him Finesse2Tymes has been dealing with plenty of family drama as of late, after getting into it with his mother, earlier this year. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Politics White House Responds To Boosie Badazz's Botched Pardon Request Boosie Badazz is still seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump, but as he has learned, paying won't do him any good. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Explains Why He Will Never Do Verzuz During a conversation with DJ Drama, Lil Wayne offered an explanation for why he would never do a Verzuz battle. By Alexander Cole June 30, 2026
Music AllStar JR Allegedly Left NBA Ben 10 Without Feeling In His Legs When reports of AllStar JR's arrest came out, it was unclear if it was tied to the shooting of NBA Ben 10. But more details allege otherwise. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Relationships 6ix9ine Offers To Marry Latto To Help Get 21 Savage A Green Card 6ix9ine came up with the idea while giving his answers to a game of "F*ck, Marry, Kill" during an interview with Vlad TV. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Music Drake Becomes Spotify's Most Streamed Artist In A Day In 2026 After New Albums Drake is already breaking records and proving his commercial dominance with "ICEMAN," "HABIBTI," and "MAID OF HONOUR." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Leaves Fans In Disbelief After Joining Erika Kirk At TPUSA’s America Fest Nicki Minaj has been making tons of headlines for voicing her support for President Donald Trump in recent months. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Arrested In Harris County On Outstanding Warrant News of Finesse2tymes' latest arrest comes just weeks after he was arrested in Dallas on drug-related charges. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Proclaims That She Is Drake's Successor In Hip-Hop Sexyy Red proclaimed herself to be Drake's protégé in response to a fan's comparison between Drizzy, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music Nas, The Last Great Purist: How "Legend Has It" Extends His Ongoing Love Letter To Hip-Hop From the projects that birthed "Illmatic" to the boardrooms shaping "Legend Has It," Nas has proven that hip-hop’s soul can evolve without losing its roots. By Aron A. October 23, 2025
Music Don Toliver Accused Of Rape A woman has accused Don Toliver of rape. By Alex Zidel August 13, 2021
Music Reginae Carter Lost Disney Collab Due To Mack Maine's Creepy Miley Cyrus Bar Lil Wayne's daughter Reginae Carter brought up Mack Maine's infamous Miley Cyrus bar on the 2009 Young Money track "Every Girl." By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025